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Brian Wilson to Reunite with Beach Boys for 2012 Album, Tour

Over thirty years after he left, Brian Wilson will be re-joining The Beach Boys to celebrate their 50th anniversary. The new lineup – Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks – will kick off a ...
 
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Win: Beach Boys’ SMiLE Sessions

THIS CONTEST IS NOW OVER. THANKS TO ALL THAT ENTERED!One of the greatest and most talked-about pop albums of all-time, SMiLE, sees another incarnation with the long awaited release of The SMiLE Sessions. With full participation...
 

 
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Art Imperial

Like perhaps the most famous of surf-rock innovators (Brian Wilson), Arthur C. Imperial does not surf. Rather, the sights and sounds of witnessing the act provide ample room for his musical talents to emerge. The Toronto-based ...
 
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HAL Return… Finally

HAL were featured on Obscure Sound over five years ago. They were under-exposed then, and remain so now. That HAL have not released anything in seven years certainly didn’t help. Nonetheless, I listened to their eponymous debut...

 
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Week in Review (2/5)

This week's wrap-up includes news on The White Stripes, new tracks by Fleet Foxes and The Kills, a look back at Black Mountain, and a refresher on the genius that is Brian Wilson. Jay takes most of the feature again, with Mike ...
 
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Surfer Blood on the Astrocoast

Stereotypes involving the carefree indulgences of a Californian summer have been circulating since surf-rock originated in the ’60s. Its inception was largely brought on by the development and popularization of the spring...

 
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Hunting Season for Chris Velan

With summer in full gear, some artists have to take a temporary backseat to the seasonal bias that is subtly prevalent in most people. For me, choosing an artist to listen to in my free time is not dependent on the weather, but...
 
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Best Albums of 2008: #30 to #21

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Best Albums of 2008: #40 to #31

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The Explorers Club

When a new band crafts a handful of tracks that they consider to be of the utmost quality, they are often faced with one of the first major decisions that they will make as a band. They could either hold on to the allegedly suc...